One Jump At A Time: My Story,New

One Jump At A Time: My Story,New

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In this exhilarating memoir, threetime World Champion and Olympic goldmedalist Nathan Chen tells the story of his remarkable journey to success, reflecting on his life as a Chinese American figure skater and the joys and challenges he has experiencedincluding the tremendous sacrifices he and his family made, and the physical and emotional pain he endured.When threeyearold Nathan Chen tried on his first pair of figure skates, magic happened. But the odds of this young boyone of five children born to Chinese immigrantscompeting and making it into the top echelons of figure skating were daunting. Chens family didnt have the resources or access to pay for expensive coaches, rink time, and equipment. But Nathans mother, Hetty Wang, refused to fail her child. Recognizing his tremendous talent and passion, she stepped up as his coach, making enormous sacrifices to give Nathan the opportunity to compete in this exclusive world.That dedication eventually paid off at the 2022 Olympic Games in Beijing, where Chenreverently known as the Quad Kingwon gold, becoming the first AsianAmerican man to stand at the highest podium in figure skating. In this moving and inspiring memoir Chen opens up for the first time, chronicling everything it took to pursue his dreams. Bolstered by his unwavering passion and his familys unconditional support, Chen reveals the most difficult times he endured, and how he overcame each obstaclefrom his disappointment at the 2018 Olympic Games, to competing during a global pandemic, to the extreme physical and mental toll the sport demands.Pulling back the curtain on the figure skating world and the Olympics, Chen reveals what it was really like at the Beijing Games and competing on the US team in the same city his parents had leftand his grandmother still lived. Poignant and unfiltered, told in his own words, One Jump at a Time is the story of one extraordinary young manand a testament to the love of a family and the power of persistence, grit, and passion.This memoir includes 16 pages of color photographs.

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